The_Warlock
Explorer
In the UK you can ask your local library to request books from other local libraries and bring them in for you. Not sure if that happens in the USA.
Also, I continuously forget how conservative the USA is, in terms of access to some materials.
Library lending is definitely in place here in the States. As for reading material conservatism, it REALLY depends on where you live here. I live in a town with a university and surrounded by 4 more colleges. Access to library materials of every stripe, content, and ideological stance is easy, despite being right next to two fairly conservative farming communities.